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Ikea it ain't: Sweden's stylish new budget skiing lodgehttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/feb/14/sweden-skiing-copperhill-lodge-hotel
Sweden's celebrated sense of style has finally arrived on the country's ski slopes with the opening of a design hotel, where a shared suite costs less than &pound;40pp<p>'If you want to look good on the slopes, you need to think 1980s," said Robin, my ski guide, as we stopped to warm up with a rum-laced hot chocolate. "Bright colours are what it's all about," he added, looking approvingly as I peeled off my fuschia bobble hat.</p><p>Style is important to Scandinavians, but you'd never have known it judging by their ski resorts. The last time I was in Scandinavia to ski, several years ago, the experience was a triumph of function over form. While the bleached Nordic landscapes I ploughed through by day were as frostily thrilling as I'd hoped, the hotel I drifted back to each night was more Surbiton than Stockholm. But in the last 12 months, the region's celebrated sense of style has finally hit its slopes.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/feb/14/sweden-skiing-copperhill-lodge-hotel">Continue reading...</a>Sweden holidaysSkiing holidaysHotelsBudget travelTravelWinter sports holidaysSat, 14 Feb 2009 00:01:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/feb/14/sweden-skiing-copperhill-lodge-hotelPhotograph: Henrik Trygg/CorbisRace you to the bar ... cross-country skiing in Sweden. Photograph: Henrik Trygg/CorbisPhotograph: Henrik Trygg/CorbisRace you to the bar ... cross-country skiing in Sweden. Photograph: Henrik Trygg/CorbisRhiannon Batten2009-02-14T00:01:00ZBudget adventure breaks in Sweden and beyondhttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/feb/07/budget-adventure-breaks-sweden
Three hours by train from pricey Stockholm is a virgin wilderness where you can cast all care to the wind and stop counting the krona. Plus five more budget adventures<p>Looking out of a rain-drenched hostel in the suburbs of Stockholm, I wondered how I'd find my wilderness. Sweden is 57% forest and everywhere was a potential hiking trail. But where to start?</p><p>I sought suggestions from Karin, a willowy waitress from Arvika, who peered at my voluminous map. "What about Värmland, where I'm from?" she shrugged. "Only three hours by train."</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/feb/07/budget-adventure-breaks-sweden">Continue reading...</a>Stockholm holidaysSweden holidaysBudget travelTravelRest and relaxationItaly holidaysGermany holidaysFrance holidaysLithuania holidaysCanada holidaysSat, 07 Feb 2009 00:01:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/feb/07/budget-adventure-breaks-swedenPhotograph: Hauke Dressler/Getty Images/LOOKCalm waters ... kayaking and river rafting are ways to enjoy the peace in V&auml;rmland. Photograph: Hauke Dressler/Getty Images/LOOKPhotograph: Hauke Dressler/Getty Images/LOOKCalm waters ... kayaking and river rafting are ways to enjoy the peace in V&auml;rmland. Photograph: Hauke Dressler/Getty Images/LOOKDaniel Metcalfe2009-02-07T00:01:00Z